In response to President Obama’s January executive order announcing new administrative initiatives to increase travel and tourism in and to the United States, the second Cultural Heritage Tourism Exchange was held May 3- 4, 2012 at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Recognizing that cultural, ... Read More »

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) announced the launch of a new arts education initiative to help turn around low-performing schools. Developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Domestic Policy Council, the Turnaround Arts ... Read More »

In a ceremony at the White House, eight National Medals for the Arts and nine National Humanities Medals were presented by President and Mrs. Barack Obama to legendary artists, renowned scholars, musicians, poets and institutions. The awards honor extraordinary contributions to the arts ... Read More »

President Obama announced in late-January the creation of a national travel and tourism strategy aimed at growing the U.S. economy through increased international travel to the United States. The announcement strengthens America’s competitiveness in the growing global travel marketplace by ... Read More »

Six American and four international filmmakers have been invited to participate in Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue for the second year of this program. This program continues a successful public/private cultural film exchange effort by the President’s Committee on the ... Read More »